Susan Crabtree

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Voices on the right are pushing the Senate against confirming anyone President Obama nominates to replace Scalia. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Conservatives press Senate GOP to block Obama nominee

Susan Crabtree · February 13, 2016 11:34 pm

The meeting will formalize the expansion of the number of scheduled charter flights between U.S. and Cuba. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

National Security

Top U.S. officials headed to Cuba next week

Susan Crabtree · February 12, 2016 10:01 pm

President Obama talks with Ellen DeGeneres during a taping of her show. The president was clearly in a reflective mood at the twilight of his tenure. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama on ‘Ellen’: ‘I’ll miss Air Force One the most’

Susan Crabtree · February 12, 2016 12:40 pm

"Big money and unaccountable, undisclosed money is distorting out politics in ways are going to be damaging over the long-term," President Obama said. (AP Photo)

Obama links angry voter mood to 2008 recession

Susan Crabtree · February 12, 2016 12:01 am

"We are very confident we are on strong legal footing here," President Obama told supporters at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Atherton, Calif. (AP Photo)

Obama ‘very confident’ Supreme Court will favor climate rules

Susan Crabtree · February 11, 2016 11:02 pm

John King Jr. will replace Arne Duncan, who stepped down in December after serving six years in the education secretary post. (Wikimedia Commons)

Obama nominates King to lead Education Dept.

Susan Crabtree · February 11, 2016 10:28 pm

Ed Royce sought an explanation of why the State and Treasury Departments have allowed Mahan Air to continue ferrying its weapons and personnel into Syria.

Key lawmaker says Obama dodging sanctions against Iranian airline

Susan Crabtree · February 11, 2016 4:50 pm

President Barack Obama delivers remarks to the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, inside the House chamber at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Obama: ‘We’ve got to build a better politics’

Susan Crabtree · February 10, 2016 10:47 pm

WH counts on longshot immigration reform to reduce the deficit

WH counts on longshot immigration reform to reduce the deficit

Susan Crabtree · February 9, 2016 11:14 pm

Nadege Cius, left, waits with her son David, 6, for the school bus on the first day of school outside of the Chapman Partnership Homeless Assistance Center, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, in Miami. Cius lives at the homeless center with her husband and four children. The children got free backpacks, uniforms and school supplies at a giveaway last week. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Obama’s budget includes $11B to combat homelessness

Susan Crabtree · February 9, 2016 12:01 am

In his fiscal 2017 budget that he will release Tuesday, President Obama is asking Congress to bolster funding over the next five years for two corporate watchdogs in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Bloomberg)

Obama’s budget would double Wall Street regulators

Susan Crabtree · February 8, 2016 9:59 pm

"I think I'm going to defer to Secretary Clinton and her team about whether those speeches are able to be released and whether they will be released," said White House spokesman Josh Earnest. (Bloomberg photos)

White House distances from Clinton’s paid speeches

Susan Crabtree · February 8, 2016 9:14 pm